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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is expected to announce on Monday that he's running for president.(Photo: Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images)
1. Graham to announce 2016 plans, which include saving the world
The Republican presidential field for 2016 is growing quickly, as Sen. Lindsey Graham joins the race Monday. "I'm running because I think the world is falling apart," he has said. The South Carolina senator's record of working with Democrats was a liability in his re-election race last year, but he's promoting it as an asset this time. "In my view, Democrats and Republicans work together too little. And I would try to change that if I got to be president."
2. Patriot Act provisions expire
As of Monday, the National Security Agency no longer has the authority to collect the phone records of millions of Americans not suspected of any crime. That expired at midnight, following an eleventh-hour Sunday session by the Senate that showcased divisions within the Republican caucus over privacy concerns and national security. Senators have advanced the USA Freedom Act, which would end the controversial NSA authority, and will vote on the bill later this week.
In this April 7, 2015, file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. holds up his cellphone as he speaks before announcing the start of his presidential campaign in Louisville, Ky.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP)
3. New study reveals early aging in veterans' brains
Department of Veterans Affairs scientists have discovered signs of early aging in the brains of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans caught near roadside bomb explosions, even among those who felt nothing from the blast. Scientists say more research is needed to understand the impact such changes in the brain may have on behavior and disease. But it appears that years after coming home from war, veterans are showing progressive damage to the brain's wiring, according to a study published online Monday in Brain, A Journal of Neurology.
Image showing areas of damaged wiring in the brain for troops exposed to a blast.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: VA)
4. It's officially hurricane season, but it shouldn't be too busy
Thanks to El Niño, only three to six hurricanes are expected to form in the Atlantic Basin (Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico) this season. An average season typically spawns six. As it does every year, NOAA calls for preparedness, noting that it only takes one storm to make for a bad season. Overall, NOAA predicts that six to 11 named tropical storms are likely to form. Tropical storms have wind speeds of 39 mph or higher. A storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph. (Oh, and Isis has been removed from the list of hurricane names.)
A May 10, 2015, NOAA satellite photo shows Tropical Storm Ana off the Carolinas. Ana made landfall on the U.S. Southeast coast on May 10, three weeks before the official start of the hurricane season.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
5. Protests planned at Facebook over name policy
Drag queens, Native Americans, domestic violence survivors, activists and others plan to protest at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Monday over the social media company's "real name" policy. Facebook requires users to create accounts using their real names and allows users to report accounts that they allege were created under fake names. Some say the tool is being used to target people who don't use their real names for a variety of reasons. Facebook spokesman Andrew Souvall said the company is committed to ensuring that Facebook members can use the names they use in real life.
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The clock is ticking on Facebook users who use aliases on their personal page to change it to their legal name or risk having their page deactivated. Facebook is giving users a week to make the changes. The Street
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